Readers respond to Golden Anniversary edition of The Avalanche
Editor notes letters from Mrs. Alice McFarland and Mrs. W W Turney praising the Golden Anniversary issue. Mentions no remaining copies and explains subscription mailing. apologies to S M Supe Melton for omitting his name. comments on bond votes, word pronunciations, and a venison gift from local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
Alice McFarland
Jack McFarland
Tucson
Ariz
P. O. Box
W. W. Turney
el Paso
Ira Guthrie
Alpine
Murphyville
Barry Scobee
Far West
Range Meet Set Next Week for ACA Election
The 1941 Agricultural Conservation Association county committee election will be held at the courthouse Saturday at 2 30 p m. All participants in the 1940 Range and Farm program and interested parties are urged to vote. Miss Mary K Spooner has replaced Winnie V Hunt as ACA secretary the change took effect December 1. Delmar Collins remains range inspector with C W Ellison added as inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary K. Spooner
ACA
Georgetown
Winnie V. Hunt
Delmar Collins
C. W. Ellison
Officers For Big Bend Scout Area Chosen This Week
C R Norman of Marfa was elected district chairman, succeeding Alan R. Fraser, and R M Bankhead of Alpine was named vice chairman and local chairman at the Big Bend district annual meeting in Marfa. Others named to the district committee include Walter Garnett, Alan Fraser, D C Littleton, C E Patterson, and several Alpine and Marfa leaders. Reports show growth and a bright outlook. Harry De Saunt will spend about one third of his time in the Big Bend district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Norman
Marfa
Alan R. Fraser
R. M. Bankhead
Alpine
Big Bend
Yucca
Boy Scouts of America
Walter Garnett
Alan Fraser
D. C. Littleton
C. E. Patterson
W. E. Lockhart
G. M. Sims
George Bowie
Ray B. McGrew
A. M. McCabe
N. W. Morris
Lloyd Warner
G. J. Reid
Emmett DeVolin
W. M. Hale
Harry de Saunt
Early Christmas Mailing Advised By Local Post Office
Local post office officials urge Al Pine residents to mail early to avoid Yuletide delays. They warn that insufficient postage and misread envelopes slow deliveries and waste time. They advise sealing rules, size limits, insurance, and clear addresses to ensure cards and parcels reach their destinations by Christmas.
Little Theatre Meet Scheduled At Junior High
A Little Theatre meeting will be held at the Junior High School next Monday evening at 7 30. Those interested in the movement are urged to attend. Water expands one eleventh of its volume when it freezes.
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Little Theatre Meet
Little Theatre
Healing Water Found at Western Presidio Well
In Presidio County seven miles south of Valentine, H. D. Wilcox drilled No. 3 Jones-Coffield in section 398, block 4 H and T C survey to 2384 feet. Water broke in, yielding hot clear water instead of oil. a visitor from Oklahoma tested it for arthritis and reported relief. Plans for bath houses and a swimming pool followed as Wilcox pursued improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio County
Valentine
H. D. Wilcox
Presidio
Jones-Coffield
H&tc
Oklahoma
Wilcox
Ramsey Draw Bridge Near Alpine Nears Halfway
Work on the Ramsey draw bridge nine miles east of Alpine on U S 90 is about 50 percent complete. Concrete is hoped to be poured by Christmas. The bridge with approaches is nearly a mile long with the bridge proper about 350 feet. Cook and Cook Inc of Crockett are general contractors and J S Davis of Alpine handles the approaches. Construction started in late September.
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Ramsey Draw
Alpine
U. S. 90
Cook & Cook, Inc
Crockett
Texas
J. S. Davis
Avalanche Christmas Subscription Appeal
The Avalanche invites readers to give subscriptions as Christmas gifts. Subscriptions are available and can be mailed with gift cards showing the donor. Orders should be placed as early as possible.
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The
Avalanche
Posible
Stray .22 Bullet Lodged in Skull Removed
Arthur Boivert of Lowell Massachusetts walked four miles to a hospital after a stray .22 caliber bullet lodged at the base of his skull was removed.
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Arthur Boivert
Lowell
Mass
Pioneer of Fort Davis Leader Andrew Prude Dies at 72
Andrew G. Prude died December 4 in Pecos hospital after a five week illness. Born March 18 1872 near Weimer Colorado county Texas he moved to Jeff Davis county in 1885 with his brothers to cattle. He married Ora Jones Pruett January 13 1897 and had six children. He served 14 years as Jeff Davis county tax assessor and was a longtime Presbyterian member. Funeral set for 2:30 Thursday at Fort Davis cemetery with Rev. Richard G Irving to officiate if available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Andrew G. Prude
Pecos Hospital
Mr. Prude
John Prude
Weimer
Colorado County
Texas
Jeff Davis
Prude
Ora Jones Pruett
Pruett
Alpine
W. B. Bloys
Robert
Martha Prude
Aler
Sam Easley
Georgrtown
Andrew P. Prude
John G. Prude
Rankin
Charles H. Prude
Presbyterian Church
Richard G. Irving
El Paso Visitors See Big Bend Park Exhibit at Travel Show
Between 25 000 and 30 000 El Pasoans viewed a large relief map of the Big Bend International Park at the Southwest Travel show in the Paso del Norte hotel lobby. The exhibit, sent by the Big Bend Park association, accompanies the four day event run by the El Paso Rotary club and the Association of Southwestern Chambers of Commerce. The map highlights Rio Grande Chisos and Sierra ranges and will travel to Fort Worth and then to Van Horn Pecos Big Spring Midland and Odessa for further display.
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EL Paso
Far
Texas
Big Bend International Park
Paso del Norte Hotel
Big Bend Park Association
el Paso Rotary Club
Association of Southwestern Chambers of Commerce
L. A. Wilke
Gateway Club
Wilke
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Chisos Mountains
Mariscal Mountains
Sierra San Vicente
Sierra del Carmen
Fort Worth
Texas and Pacific
van Horn
Pecos
Big Spring
Midland
Odessa
Sul Ross to Form Guard Unit Under New Drill System
President Morelock announced the Sul Ross Board of Regents approved forming a military company. The unit will adopt streamlined infantry drill tactics with platoon leadership, two platoons of three squads, and new NCO training. Major de Bessieres is eyed as captain with Graves and Godsey as lieutenants.
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Morelock
Board of Regents
Sul Ross
National Guard Infantry
Army
Navy
National Guard
al de Bessieres
Regular Army Cavalry
B. C. Graves
Department of Physical Education
J. T. Godsey, Jr
Art Exhibit by Harry de Young at Sul Ross Museum
An exhibit of Big Bend landscape paintings by Harry Anthony de Young curator of the Sul Ross Art colony last summer will be shown at the museum on the Sul Ross campus tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 5 PM. de Young is en route to San Antonio from El Paso where he previously exhibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Harry Anthony de Young
Sul Ross
Mr. de Young
San Antonio
el Paso
Mt Locke Road to Get Topping Soon
Fort Davis residents learn plans advance for blacktopping of state highway 118 from Fort Davis to Mount Locke observatory. Crews will grade and base improve before asphalt paving, with start after state highway 17 work near Bird Orchard finishes. project aims for completion by warm weather and pave to the observatory.
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Fort Davis
Mount Locke
McDonald Observatory
Laurence E. Wood
Bird Orchard
Reeves County
P. M. Crawford
Toyahvale
Observatory
Alpine Avalanche celebrants mark Golden Anniversary edition
West Texas newspapers laud the Alpine Avalanche on its 50th birthday and Golden Anniversary edition issued November 22. Letters from readers arrive as Pecos Enterprise Fort Davis Dispatch Hudspeth County News Sierra Blanca and others of Brewster County praise D M Bennett and staff for a 32 page issue with historic county development stories and extensive advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
West Texas
Pecos Enterprise
McCamey News
Fort Davis
Brewster County
D. M. Bennett
Alpine
Enter Prise
Oklahoma
Alpine CC Endorses WTCC Plan For State Government Reform
The Alpine chamber of commerce board endorsed and pledged support for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce plan to reorganize Texas state government finance. Alpine leaders discussed the proposal at a regional WTCC meeting led by Max Bentley, with local officials and chamber members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Max Bentley
WTCC
D. C
Littleton
Nelson Lee
Alpine Chamber
Berkeley
West Texas Chamber
Texas
Eight Million Pesos Voted To Finish the Orient R in Mexico
Eight million pesos are appropriated to finish the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad in Chihuahua and Sinaloa. Mexican engineers survey the route through the Sierra Madre to the west coast. Work to begin early next year aims to create a through line from the West Coast to Chicago via the Santa Fe system.
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Orient R
Mexico
Department of Communications and Public Works
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Chihuahua
Juarez
Sinaloa
High
Sierra Madre
Orient
West Coast
Chicago
Santa Fe
Presidio
Rio Grande
Alpine
Ft. Stockton
San Angelo
AAUW Musical Program Next Thursday Eve
Alpine AAUW sponsors a musical program in the college auditorium next Thursday evening December 12 at 8 o clock. The Women's quartet features Elizabeth Winter Madge McGrew Kathryn Walker and Myrtle Whiteside with Mary Jo Carney as accompanist. A string ensemble including Mary P. Bogle Lora Belle Lockhart Edwin Gillett and Irma Lee Batey also performs with Ruel T. Warnock at the piano. Mrs Warnock will play several piano numbers solo and with Miss Batey in duets. The public is invited.
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Alpine Branch
AAUW
College
Elizabeth Winter
Madge McGrew
Kathryn Walker
Myrtle Whiteside
Mary Jo Carney
Mary P. Bogle
Lora Belle Lockhart
Edwin Gillett
Irma Lee Batey
Ruel T. Warnock
Mrs. Warnock
Miss Batey
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. M
Supe) Melton
Lupe
Mr. Webster
J. S. Arledge
J. C. Penney
George Lines
George
Western Presidio
A. G. Prude
Mt. Locke Road
Highway 17
Alpine CC
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